I wanted to make a little something for a friend's daughter. She has had a very hard life. She has cancer and she and her husband have tried for years to have a baby to no avail. Well, they now have a precious little girl. I have never met her but just wanted to make a little something cute for the new baby.
I saw these little snuggles and thought it would be perfect. I could whip that up in a half an hour! WRONG!!!! Try two days!! This always happens to me. It is very simple and came in a little kit. I didn't really need the kit, but I wanted to see the pattern. I think it was $12.00 and I didn't think it was really that bad.
I started out by trimming the four corners with an old clear CD that I have used for years. I just decide how I want it rounded and then just put a piece of painters tape on the edges to make my markings. This way it will be the same on all four corners. The first picture is a minky dot fabric and the second picture shows the top fabric which is also minky. I never embroidered on minky and I don't think I would do it again. It sewed out fine, but the fabric around the name kind of has a mind of its own now instead of following the grain of the fabric.
Next, I washed the stabilizer out of the embroidered name and had to let it set to dry. This took several hours. Now, I was ready to sew the ribbon around the edge. I wanted to sew it very close to the edge to hold it in place before I sewed the two pieces of material together. I thought I could sew this on while the material was still damp and I had to go very slow and use my stiletto because this ribbon is pleated and I had to hold each little pleat in place to get it sewed on correctly. Then I thought I would throw the blanket in the dryer for a few minutes to finish the drying.
Well when I took it out of the dryer, all of the ribbon shrank! I was like "What The Heck??" Why on earth do they do that? Now I had a real mess. As long as it took me to sew that trim on, I certainly didn't want to do it again. I guess it was better that it happened to me because I certainly would not want that to happen to a gift that I give someone and the first time they wash it, they have to throw it away because the trim shrunk! I mean this was a real mess!! I will never make this mistake again! Something I won't forget about!
Then off came the trim and then I had to resew it back on. I stood back then looking at the bunny fabric and I thought it looked kind of thin and cheap like it needed something. So I decided to add a thin layer of batting and I sewed it on diagonally with a zigzag stitch. This looked so much better. Finally, I sewed the two pieces together with a 1/4th seam allowance and left about a four inch opening at the bottom to turn the fabric with. After turning I sewed a straight stitch about 1 inch from the edge and I was very happy with it. It actually is cuter than the pictures and I love the diagonal stitch in the minky, it really adds an extra touch! The sides look crooked but there not because it scrunches up to be so soft and cuddly.
2 comments:
This is cute, but I don't know what it is. Is it a blanket? You called it a "snuggle" but it looks like a blanket? Do you have a link to the original kit that you used? Thanks.
Sorry about the trim shrinking. I don't know that I've ever had that happen to me before. Also, "Minky Mess"!!! I'm still cleaning up minky bits from the last time I sewed something with minky in July. LOL
Not really a blanket, it is a 16” square. I think it’s just something for baby to carry around and snuggle with in bed. They called it a “Tag Along Blankie Kit” and I called it a snuggle bunny. I got the kit in Charm, Oh at Miller’s Quilt Shop. I love that store. They always have all kinds of little projects made up. They have a website. - millersdrygoods.com. It’s under kits
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